The
2026
New
Zealand
Women’s
Surf
Festival
is
a
celebration
of
our
surfing
Wahine
here
in
Aotearoa
and
will
include
the
NZ
Surf
Series,
NZ
Grom
Series
and
NZ
Longboard
Series.
The
event
this
year
includes
under
14
Girls,
16
Girls,
18
Girls,
Open
Women,
Open
Women’s
Longboard,
Over
40s
Women
and
Novice
divisions
as
well
as
extras
including
the
epic
Salt
Gypsy
Expression
Session,
the
Hyper
Ride
Foamie
Challenge
fun
heat
&
a
skateboarding
session
with
the
team
from
Skateboarding
NZ,
all
focused
on
empowering
our
female
surf
community.
The
festival
will
be
held
across
the
coming
weekend,
March
14th-15th,
at
the
beautiful
Pauanui
Beach
in
the
Coromandel.
A
promising
swell
is
set
to
arrive
bringing
with
it
fun
surf
conditions
for
all
the
competitors
and
participants
to
enjoy
over
the
two
days
of
the
event
window.
A
full
schedule
of
fun
and
competition
for
the
kiwi
female
surfing
community
will
take
place
over
the
two
days
with
community
focused
activities
outside
of
the
surfing
including
yoga
classes,
sauna
sessions,
skateboarding
demos,
pop-up
shops,
brand
activations,
learn
to
surf
lessons
and
more.
While
some
of
New
Zealand’s
top
female
surfers
have
entered
the
event
there
is
also
a
focus
on
participation
in
the
Novice
division,
giving
some
of
our
female
surfers
a
chance
to
enjoy
their
first
ever
surf
competition
without
the
worry
of
battling
the
more
experienced
competitive
surfers.
A
great
chance
for
them
all
to
connect
with
other
female
surfers
from
around
the
country,
encouraging
participation,
a
fun
heat
for
everyone
involved
to
enjoy
the
surf
and
also
the
social
activities
over
the
weekend
together
with
support
for
all
participants.
With
one
hundred
and
fourteen
entrants
confirmed,
the
weekend
promises
to
be
a
coming
together
of
NZ
female
surfers
from
near
and
far
to
enjoy
the
Coromandel
coastlines
and
Pauanui
beaches.
The
essence
of
the
weekend
is
to
encourage
all
our
surfing
Wahine,
from
the
Groms
that
are
leading
the
way
as
the
next
generation
of
competitive
surfers
to
represent
NZ,
to
our
surfing
Mums
and
those
more
experienced
female
surfers
to
have
a
go,
enjoy
the
fun
of
competition,
be
positive
and
supportive
to
one
another
and
strive
to
reach
their
personal
surfing
goals.
The
draw
and
full
results
from
the
event
can
be
viewed
at www.Liveheats.com/SurfingNewZealand.
Further
Information
For
further
information
on
the
2026
NZ
Women’s
Surf
Festival
please
contact
Surfing
New
Zealand’s
Gavin
Bisman
on
027-446-4174
or
email
gavin.bisman@surfingnz.co.nz
Imagery
High
resolution
action
images
of
the
surfing
will
be
available
to
media
free
of
charge.
Please
contact
Gavin
Bisman
for
further
details.
Partners
Generous
support
from
Thames-Coromandel
District
Council,
Lorna
Jane,
Harcourts
Pauanui,
Salt
Gypsy,
HyperRide,
Surf
Shell
Surf
Hats,
Zeffer
Drinks,
Cocobella
/
The
Collective
NZ,
Neufound
Eyewear,
The
Sauna
Project
Coromandel
Coast,
Raglan
Roast,
Awatere
Wines,
Pauanui
Surf
School,
Wild
Coast
Collective,
Skateboarding
NZ,
Aotearoa
Women’s
Surfing
Association
&
Surfing
New
Zealand
has
made
this
event
possible.
Follow
the
event
Follow
the
action
via
social
media
@surfingnz
across
Facebook,
Instagram,
X
and
TikTok.
Surfing
New
Zealand
is
proudly
partnered
by:
ACC
New
Zealand
Sun
Bum
Kiwi
Holiday
Insurance
Go to Surfing New Zealand
Author: Gavin Bisman